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(Specimens) P. E. ARENGIBIA. TOY 0R ORNAMENT.

' No. 303,607. Patented Aug. 19, 1884.

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PEDRO ENRI E'ARENGIBIA, or HAVANA, oUBA.

TOY OR ORNAMENT.

ESPBCIPICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 303,607, dated August19, 1884.

Application filed July 18. 1884. (Specimens) To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PEDRO E. ARENOIBIA, of Havana, Cuba, have inventedcertain Improvements in Toys and Ornaments, of which the following is aspecification.

The aim of my invention is to provide at a trifling cost toy ornamentsfor use upon Christ-- mas-trees, for decorating walls and tables, andfor combination in the form of cornices, urns, and other ornaments,which shall present to the eye the appearance of being composed of cutglass or crystal.

To this end it consists in the new productthe concave body composed oflead, tin, and bismuth--cast in form with an internal surface of highreflecting-power, and with or without one or more bodies of small sizetherein.

It also consists in the method of producing these bodies by dipping 'aconvex pattern of highly-polished glass into the molten alloy andimmediately removing the same therefrom, and then removing from the moldthe adhering film of metal, which constitutes the desired product.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents the mold orform upon which my ornaments are formed. Fi 2 is a sectional elevationillustrating the manner in which the formation of the cast is effected.Fig. 3 is a perspective view of one of the re-. sulting casts. Figs. 4,5, and 6 are views illustrating the ornaments in different forms. Fig. 7is a sectional view showing the manner in which the internal andexternal bodies are united.

In proceeding to carry out my invention I first provide a glass mold orpattern, A, having a convex highly-polished end, which may be ofspheroidal, conical, or polygonal, or any other desired form, beingsusceptible of modification to any extent desired, provided only that itis such as to admit of the metal being removed therefrom, as hereinafterexplained.

I next provide an alloy composed of tin three appearance, but upon beingremoved from the mold its interior will be found topresent a surface ofgreat brilliancy and high reficcting-power, The single reflecting-body 0thus produced may be used alone or joined to others of a similarcharacter, either of the same or of different forms. They may be unitedat the edge by soldering them together, or in any other suitable manner,and they may be combined to produce articles of any form or patternrequired. For most purposes, however, I prefor to combine with each ofthese bodies one or more bodies of a similar character and of smallersize. These, as indicated at G and O in the drawings, will be placed onewithin another and secured firmly in position either by applying moltenmetal between them or by providing the bodies or parts with wires a, andthrusting the wires of each part through holes formed for the purposeinthe back of the other part or parts, and finally twisting all the wirestogether, as shown in Fig. 4.

In order to produce the most striking effects, I propose to apply to theinner or outer surfaces or both of the internal reflectors a coating oftransparent colored material. These colored surfaces, being reflected bythe outer body, will greatly heighten the effect.

Ornaments constructed 011 my plan possess reflecting-surfaces of greatbrilliancy, which do not oxidize or tarnish under ordinary conditions,and which, because of their high reflecting powers, .present to the eye,when viewed from a distance, the appearance of cut glass bodies orcrystals.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is- 1. The improved toyor ornament, consisting of a concave cast metal body composed of lead,tin, and bismuth in proportions snbstair tially as specified, withinternal reflecting-surfaces.

2; The toy or ornament consisting of two or more concave bodies withinternal reflectingsurfaces secured one within another, substantially asdescribed.

3. In combination with the external metal body having the concavereflccting-suriaces, the internal body having the internalreflecting-surface, and an external surface, colored or ornamented, asdescribed.

4. In a toy ornament, the combination of ICO three metal bodies securedone withinanother, each body being provided with an internal ing-power.reflecting-surface, and the intermediate body In testimony whereof Ihereunto set my being also provided with a surface colored as 1 hand,this 9th day of July, 1884:, in the pres- 5 described. ence of twoattesting witnesses.

5. The method of producing toy reflectors, PEDRO ENRIQUE ARENOIBIA.

dueed with a concave surface of high relleet- 1o consisting in dipping apattern of polished Witnesses: glass momentarily into a molten alloy oftin, PHILIP 'I. DODGE, lead, and bismuth, whereby a body is' pro- JOHNT. ARMS.

